User:Neildown

 Congratulations! You've Won!  00:06, September 30, 2010 (UTC)



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In the Future...
Everybody, it looks like some hard times could be coming fairly soon [2011 +]. This isn't to start a panic, but just to give a forewarning, in-case it is as bad as it could be. Prices on everything could be skyrocketing, and if some predictions are correct, this will make the last "crisis" look like child's play. Some are saying that a simple Hershey's Bar Chocolate could cost as much as $15, or a Folgers Coffee can as much as $55. So, just a warning - Stock up and be prepared, please. If this message does not convince you, please at least listen to the singing goat

But seriously, think about stocking up on things. --Neildown - De oppresso Liber  Semper fi 16:04, November 9, 2010 (UTC)

Organizing
As most of you know, I have a tendency to start projects and then not update them after awhile. This is just a list of things I'm trying to organize and sort out rightnow.

TUWC - In development. [Slow development]

Warrior's Challenge - On hold.

Rebellion - On hold.

Art requests - Active.

Comic - Canceled.

Abbey Defense - On hold.

New FF on RWWiki - On hold.

Favorite Songs/ Songs to be used in Future Projects



 * Grim Goodbye - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. t


 * I Will Not Bow - Breaking Benjamin. t


 * Give me a Sign - Breaking Benjamin.


 * Fireflies - Owl City.


 * Vanilla Twilight - Owl City.


 * I Don't Care - Apocalyptica.


 * Let Go - Red.


 * Breathe Into Me - Red.


 * Already Over - Red.


 * More than Fine - Switchfoot.


 * Dare You to Move - Switchfoot.


 * On Fire - Switchfoot.


 * Enter the Cage - Adema. t


 * Papercut - Linkin Park. t


 * Crawling - Linkin Park. t


 * In the End - Linkin Park.


 * Don't Stay - Linkin Park.


 * Lying from You - Linkin Park.


 * Somewhere I belong - Linkin Park. t


 * Session - Linkin Park.


 * By Myself - Linkin Park. t


 * Place for my Head - Linkin Park.


 * The Catalyst - Linkin Park. t


 * Running Away - Hoobastank.


 * Roller Coaster - Blink-182. t


 * Airplanes - B.o.B., Hayley Williams, & Eminem. [censored version] t


 * Kangaroo Cry - Blue October.


 * Crossfire - The Killers.


 * Dare - Gorillaz.


 * Vicarious - Tool. t


 * Blue and Red - Sky Sailing [Owl City]. t


 * Sailboats - Sky Sailing [Owl City]. t


 * The Bird and the Worm - Owl City.


 * The Saltwater Room - Owl City.


 * Meteor Shower - Owl City. t


 * On the Wing - Owl City.


 * Explorers - Sky Sailing [Owl City].


 * Hey Man, Nice Shot - Filter. t


 * He's Going The Distance - Cake.


 * Beating Me Down - Korn. t [just for the record - I don't recommend this band, but they have a couple alright songs.]


 * Welcome to the Family - Avenged Sevenfold.


 * Desperate - Decyfer Down.

---Quotes---


 * "I do not aspire to an independence the result of which is to love and to believe nothing." - Frederick Ozanam.


 * "You call that a cry of despair? Back in my day, when we cried out for sheer despair, we put our BACKS into it and did things like this: . Kids these days; no respect. :p" - d2r.


 * "I'm right here! I was in the turkey all along!!!" - Gir.


 * "Sticks & stones may break my bones, but I here & he ain't, baby." - Steve Urkel. [Jaleel White]


 * "I've got a question for all people who think the world is over populated: 'Why don't you leave?'" - Ferretmaiden.


 * "Use the edit button on your comments please. This is total comment abuse right now." - TBT.


 * "Oh yes that was wonderful. So entertaining. The cinematography, the editing techniques. Though I must say, the villain, was a bit... over the top." - Tony Perkis. [Ben Stiller]


 * "I'll punch him in his hollybush. I'm gonna rip off his partridge and kick him in the pear trees." - Sarge. [Red vs Blue]


 * "You kids ever heard of a short story?! Back in my day, that's all we had!" - Bluestripe the Wild.

WE HAD GRUNTS AROUND THE FIRE! BE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE!!!" - D2r.
 * "BACK IN MY DAY, BUCKO, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY OF THESE "NOVELS" OR "STORIES" OR "PRINTED WORD".


 * "That's the insanity of sin. Because something finite could never eclipse the infinite, to choose to follow Satan is to align yourself with the greatest cosmic loser of all time." - Dr. Dean Harold Willmington.


 * "If you hold love too loosely then it flies away; if you hold love too tightly, it'll die..." - Tom T. Hall. [No, I haven't listened to his songs]


 * "I have 4 main stomachs, plus 2 in reserve, and 1 for an extra backup." - 'Piper' [my homeschooling friend].


 * "Want to shoot guns & eat porkchops?" - My mom texting to my oldest brother xD.


 * "He likes your lemonade." - Lawrence [of Arabia].


 * "Your sick post is gone because I and possibly somebody else reported it. Stuff that in your pipe and smoke it!" - HUCKABEE GINGRICH 12 - TheBlaze.com.


 * "If everything isn't black & white, I say why the h--l not!" - John Wayne.


 * "Way to beat a dead horse." - Starman125 - Community Central.


 * "You live in queer land, Dan." - Blue.


 * "Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?" - Gal. 4:16


 * "Dr. Sarge M.D. to the emergency room! Prescription, death. Diagnosis, SHOTGUN! [Sarge melee's Grif with his shotgun.]" - Sarge from Red vs Blue.


 * "(regarding Lopez' love song to Sheila) That sounds like the feral cry of a retarded Mexican sasquatch." - Sarge.


 * "We're not retreating, We're advancing to future victories!" - Sarge.


 * "My favorite part was the part when you died! Encore! Bravo!" - Sarge.


 * "Unfortunately for you, that little ruse only succeeded in ticking me off!" - Vegetta.


 * "A 'Neil' is a person of awesome intellect who shows good character, charm, wit and good manners in everything he does." - urbandictionary.com XD XD.


 * "Don't try the switch shot when your 2ft from an MP5 wielding freak who is jumping from the top of Backlot trying to knife your head." - zzirGrizz. - CoD4central.com.


 * "Twist up." - Bible Study friend.

My Religion
I'll be redoing this page.

Questions

I mainly did this to give Holly an idea of what the Catholic Church is like, but if anyone else has questions, please feel free to ask; I'd be happy to answer :).

what's the point of the prayer bead things? i never understood those.... :) Leena Flintpaw ’Ello Beastie!  15:28, September 15, 2010 (UTC) 313f69c8-900b-49a2-bf25-192a904195d11.03.01

Ahh, you mean the rosary? That's a sacramental that most every Catholic owns. There are a few different types of rosaries, but the most popular ones are made up of 60 beads [You can probably Google up a picture of one]. They are used in daily devotions and prayers where the life and death of Jesus is reflected upon. [called the 5 Mysteries]. Often, the whole family says it together; and, usually, turns are taken; each person saying a decade of prayers [no, not ten years, just ten of the prayers known as a "Hail Mary"]. --Neildown - De oppresso Liber  Semper fi 16:16, September 15, 2010 (UTC)

The Ultimate Warrior's Challenge [TUWC]
Here is the basic idea:

There are 2 to 4 teams pitted against each other in a vast arena. There are 4 corners in the map and each team gets one corner. Because I try to go for realistic scenarios, there are going to be a lot more things to do in this RPG. You don't just fight; you have to have food, water, and a good choice of team-mates. Landscape advantages, night and day, lots of stuff.

You also do not have everything at your disposal. No Chuck Norris, or Jet Li, or Percy Jackson, to name a few. No super weapons of mass destruction either. [It'll all be listed, what you can & can't have, I won't go too far into that right now :P]

Teams will also be allowed to vote on their own -


 * Motto,
 * Insignia/flag,
 * Theme song/anthem,
 * Ruler, [no one person has to be the leader forever. If the leader is vacant for way too long, asks to resign, or is maybe not the best ruler, he/she may be voted out. Anyone who is voted out is not discluded from the team, but merely knocked down a rank.]

Players must show proper courtesy, as is custom on the wiki. No profanity, cursing, swearing, etc. Also, keep it cool if you do by chance get knocked down a rank, killed, or thwarted.

No-one actually dies for good in the game, but instead, if you are killed, you have to re-spawn at your base after a penalty time [will be mentioned in rules if game goes into motion].

What's the point of the game? Well, we can vote on that too. It could be a game of capture the flag or perhaps "first team to 50 kills", etc.

Why am I making this? - To hopefully unclog some of my free time and still keep up with updates, 'cause I feel bad about never updating Warrior's Challenge. [NOTE: Just because I'm making this it does not mean I will certainly be quitting my original Warriors Challenge. However, if I find updating both to be too much then I would probably cancel some of the other challenge blogs.

Some things to consider - Due to the fact that this is a wiki, it is almost impossible to send messages without someone else seeing them. Nothing can stop a player from snooping in another player's team HQ and looking at the conversations. [Though this adds a great and fun amount of realism to the gaming experience, it can be a pain in the rear if you have sneaky people on the opposite team] Thus, it would be a good thing to work out a code system for messages that only your team knows, or some other way of communication. But be safe if you are so paranoid as to communicate over E-mail. Use your head! Make sure personal info is not visible to people, and if you don't know, then ask someone who will.

Sign up for TUWC here /TUWC/ Also see the Official Rules.

The Team pages are located here. These pages are the heart of each team, showing the group's info: emblem, flag, theme song, discussions, etc.

Team #1

Team #2

Team #3

Team #4

Market

Ways to maintain a healthy level of insanity
I know several of you out there say that your the craziest person on the wiki so here's something that might help you even more.
 * 1 At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.


 * 2 Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice.


 * 3 Every time someone asks you something, ask if they want fries with that.


 * 4 Put your garbage can on your desk and label it "In".


 * 5 Put Decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.


 * 6 In the memo field for all your checks, write "For smuggling diamonds".


 * 7 Finish all your sentences with "In accordance to the prophecy".


 * 8 Dont use any punctuation


 * 9 As often as possible, skip instead of walk.


 * 10 Order a 'diet water' whenever you go out to eat. Say it with a serious face.


 * 11 Specify that your drive-through order is "To go".


 * 12 Sing along at the Opera.


 * 13 Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don't rhyme.


 * 14 Put mosquito netting around your work area and play tropical sounds all day.


 * 15 Five days in advance, tell your friends you can't attend their party because you're not in the mood.


 * 16 When the money comes out of the ATM shout, "I won, I won!"


 * 17 When leaving the zoo, run towards the parking lot yelling, "Run for your lives! Their loose!"

Contributions below this line are those of the community and myself.
 * 18 After finishing a sentence on your computer at your desk job, shout "Ding!"


 * 19 Whenever anyone says something, including statements like "Albany is the capital of New York", come back with "Well that's your opinion!"


 * 20 If you do something stupid, like you fall of your chair and somebody laughs at you, you say, "I'd like to see you try!"


 * 21 Answer all yes or no questions with maybe.


 * 22 Answer all Multiple choice questions with none of the above or (If that is an option) all of the above.


 * 23 Put a sign in the back window of your car reading, "Honk if you're illiterate"


 * 24 When you get a promotion, tell your boss he's fired.

Polls
Would you be willing to let me cancel Warrior's Challenge to start TUWC? Yes No

If the game is started, what should it be? Capture the Flag First team to 50 kills 100 kills 200 kills Domination [destroy all opposing teams. Changes some of the rules concerning "kills"]

Discussion Page
My [third] new version of my original "Rant" page. If you have a topic you want to speak of or tell others about, post under here! Just keep in mind the wiki rules about language and courtesy.

I dunno whether time is moving too slow or too fast... --Neildown - De oppresso Liber  Semper fi 00:52, September 6, 2010 (UTC)

I don't think I'll ever be able to kill a character in a story again. I'll be stuck writing those sticky childrens' books about Jack and Janet and the bully at school. Ugh. Someone come cheer me up. Please.The Sting Anger me not! 04:01, September 10, 2010 (UTC)

? --Lord Bluestripe Eulaliiiiiiaaa! 04:07, September 10, 2010 (UTC)

Snow, you just earned 20 cool points for that. xD Windy Why is a raven like a writing desk? 22:50, October 31, 2010 (UTC)

I'm really ticked off because:


 * 1) My grandmother told my 5-year-old sister that Santa isn't real.


 * 1) My grandmother is cranky.


 * 1) My grandmother nearly force-fed me box of 3-year-old Honey Nut Cheerios.


 * 1) Neil is freaking out because of scary pictures.


 * 1) I haven't got a full night's sleep in three days.


 * 1) Well, this doesn't tick me off, but I'm happy that I got to see Harry Potter 7 at midnight!

Thorn Simply put---THE SAGA! 18:57, November 21, 2010 (UTC)

In response:

1. There was a St. Nicholas, but I doubt he's still alive... Still, it's kind of mean to say that to your grandchild.

2. Why is she cranky?

3. Oh, I know how you feel, believe me O.o xP.

4. There is a difference between scary and demonic. It is my duty to set the record straight concerning such matters, and I also feel it is quite just to give an ultimatum.

5. I've been on & off sleeping badly.

6. No comment.

P.S. Sorry about the insults on Thanksgiving page, I just got p###ed off. But it is my duty to set things straight when I see fit, and when I'm being taunted I'm going to give it back. So - sorry for my insults. --<font color="red" style="background:Silver">Neildown - De oppresso Liber <font color="Silver" style="background:Maroon"> Semper fi 19:09, November 21, 2010 (UTC)

In response:


 * 1) Yeah, I know about the real St. Nicholas.


 * 1) Because she's freaking 75 years old!


 * 1) How can a FICTIONAL villain be scary?


 * 1) That's why I've been ticked off lately. Say, call for a truce?



Thorn EXPECTO PATRONUM! 21:32, November 21, 2010 (UTC)

My grandpa gave me some glowsticks once from 1995. They didn't work anymore. They have old food sometimes, too. Old ppl... xP <font color="Gold" style="background:navy">Lord Bluestripe <font color="Silver" style="background:Maroon" size="3">Eulaliiiiiiaaa! 21:40, November 21, 2010 (UTC)

@Thorn: "Scary" has nothing to do with it. The images depict "demonic" figures. The fact that they are images of demonic characters is enough grounds to question whether or not they should be featured here, considering just what demons are.

I would agree to a truce on the grounds that you no longer pester me about Harry Potter and no longer provoke me to write any more essays.

@Blue:I have an old glowstick... Idk if it still works... lol. --<font color="red" style="background:Silver">Neildown - De oppresso Liber <font color="Silver" style="background:Maroon"> Semper fi 02:26, November 22, 2010 (UTC)

The pictures you gave as examples...

are...

I'm not sure what you have wrong with them, honestly. The Circles of Hell picture is somewhat strange, I admit, not sure exactly what it's purpose is in an RPG, but the fact remains it is simply a diagram of an idea proposed by a 14th century philosopher.

The Wolf-Bird thing is... Just that. A really cool-looking wolf-bird thing. That's red and black. Just because something is red and black does not make it demonic.

The Witch King is the Witch King. It's an interpretation of a character from Tolkein's classic novels.

You can choose to be offended by these pictures, but the fact is that a six year old would have no problem with them either, they are appropriate for all ages. None of the pictures violate any wiki policy and cannot therefore be deleted. I will however, talk to Jadefang about how the Circles of Hell fit into her RPG.

PS: Just mentioning that he went to see Harry Potter at midnight does not classify as provoking. Many other people did, and have said so in many places. You are choosing to take offense to Thorn's interest in a series that you do not like. You can choose not to.

It's a diagram I know is used in Dante's Inferno, which is a game where you "literally" go through hell. It's being used in basically the same context.

The wolf-bird is easily classifiable as demonic because of its color, stance, and appearance [as any picture of a demonic being is]. I can go into detail if necessary.

Look, the whole point of this isn't to put a ban on pictures that I take issue with. The point is, it's my personal opinion on something which no one is obligated to read. I'm simply putting my opinion out there.

Re: P.S: I never acted as if he were provoking me, all I said was "no comment". I'm not entirely responsible for prolonging this issue - if you don't believe me, look no further. Granted I am accepting the challenge, I'm not the one who started a whole blog for it. --<font color="red" style="background:Silver">Neildown - De oppresso Liber <font color="Silver" style="background:Maroon"> Semper fi 18:06, November 27, 2010 (UTC)

RE: Various Things

I sent Jade a message warning her she should post a warning at the top of the blog. The game itself I see no problem with. I am aware how it could offend people, but it does not degrade from the age-appropriateness of the site as a whole.

Wolf-bird: I think it's adorable. Please do, as all I see is a cool picture of a black wolf blended with a redkite. Meditating.

And I was stating my opinion. Supported by the fact that the site's policy is not being violated. If you think this site is slipping into decadence and demon-worship (blatant exaggeration) I invite you to look at the Halo Fan Fiction Wiki. Or the Satanism Wiki.

Re: Re: P.S.: You need not visit that wiki. Rest assured such a blog would be deleted on this wiki. There is no need to carry over the discussion here.

Jade's I didn't have so much a problem with as FM's. But like I said, it's just my opinion - I'm not trying to bring about some sort of Catholic Supremacy revolution here, I'm just reminding people of what they're doing. I agree it does not degrade from the age-appropriateness of the site as a whole - I just have some concern whether the trend escalates [like almost every trend that hits this site does.]

I must agree, it is a very well-drawn and attractive piece, but it's symbolic of evil [yeah yeah, everyone dogpile on Neil for his narrow-mindedness]. Generally speaking, good characters do not have black & red fur/feathers, red eyes, and red horns [both are stereotypical demonic signatures], or assume meditative poses. Such a pose and appearance together generally indicates an evil, and perhaps demonic character. Nowadays people would say that is racism against colors or horns [or something similarly ridiculous] but the fact remains that colors still do give a definition to good and evil.

No, I do not think this site is slipping into decadence. I'm simply voicing my concern over an issue. --<font color="red" style="background:Silver">Neildown - De oppresso Liber <font color="Silver" style="background:Maroon"> Semper fi 00:01, November 28, 2010 (UTC)

Those are not horns. They're called ears. Black and Red are colors, nothing more. They do not symbolize evil. Red symbolizes courage, love, emotion, among other things. Black is also just a color. Native Americans believed it to stand for fertile soil. The Christian Cathars believed it to be the color of heaven. In Japan, it symbolizes honor.

A color can mean whatever you want it to mean. They're just different ways of refracting light.

They are ears which look like horns, my mistake. My argument is not predominantly against the colors of red and black [in fact I have nothing personal against either color], it's against the way they are depicted on a medium, and more specifically, on pictures like the ones above. --<font color="red" style="background:Silver">Neildown - De oppresso Liber <font color="Silver" style="background:Maroon"> Semper fi 00:37, November 28, 2010 (UTC)

My contributions

 * User contributions

My favorite pages

 * Add links to your favorite pages on the wiki here!


 * User blog:Bluestripe the Wild/The Second Redwall Wars
 * User blog:Bluestripe the Wild/Redwall Wars:Civilizations
 * User blog:Silverfalcon Pikehawk/Heroes:Redwall
 * What's your pirate name? Find out here!
 * A REAL buster sword. [thanks, Blue!XD]
 * Are you depressed? Bored? Crazy? Watch this!
 * Does Pete Stark get on your nerves too? Watch this.
 * Allstate Mayhem. These are great!
 * Red vs Blue, Zombie Invasion plans.
 * A DballZ classic with a Spongebob twist.
 * Invader ZIM: Do a little dance!
 * Jimmy Neutron - Lord of the Rings parody xD.
 * Schnitzels! You will love this.
 * Dr. Nefarious goes crazy.
 * Mr. Sushi.

We Love Neildown!
Neil, I love how you listen to my stupid, silly problems and make me feel like they are really serious; you listen, give good advice, and never tease me about it. I love how you are so devoted to God and are so unashamed about it. i hope you continue to always walk strong with the Lord and continue being the amazing person you are! :)

<font color="Red ">Silva of the Hazel Eyes <font color="Orchid" size="2">Sarcasm-just one more service I provide 04:50, October 8, 2010 (UTC)

I luvs you Neil 'cause yore a totally awesome big bro!!! Stands on chair and pats head theres a good Neil! :P<font color="Navy">Sister Armel <font color="Red" size="2">'Ello Matey! Wanna Chat? 23:49, October 8, 2010 (UTC)

We love Neil 'cause he's an aweome person, and he's caring and nice like Silva said!

<font color="Blue ">The Sting <font color="crimson" size="3">Anger me not! 01:06, October 9, 2010 (UTC)

I HATE YOU! Runs away from Neil xD

No, I'm going to seriously tell you. I remember we first fought on the original Wars on RW. I then remember we were both mercenaries on Wars:Reloaded, where we were offered cream-filled donuts for our services. We both discovered that we liked this kind of donut, and became allies. We began to fight on all of the blogs as allies since. Your beliefs are right in my opinion and you are a war fanatic. I must thank you for introducing me to Chrono Trigger. You are probably my best friend on the Wikia (RW and RWW). Weeell....after LordTBT, that is. lol :P So thanks for being such a good pal, mate. --<font color="Gold" style="background:navy">Lord Bluestripe <font color="Silver" style="background:Maroon" size="3">Eulaliiiiiiaaa! 02:45, October 19, 2010 (UTC)

Neil, your awesone cuz you're an awesome catholic, you're so logical,(I highly esteem logic) and you 're very helpfull, and for all that you're still awesomly fun and random!!!!<font color="Fuchsia" style="background:Blac k">Mad Maudie <font color="Fuchsia" style="background:Black">you dare to mess with me y'flaimin' salad swipers!?! 21:26, October 10, 2010 (UTC)

Ah, Toidilien. What to say.... I'm not sure. But you mean a lot to the rest of them. So I guess you mean something to me. not sure what. Ah well. <font color="Red ">Richard of the Flame <font color="red" size="2">Yes, I am that Great20:48, October 12, 2010

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I find you've been a really good friend and kind and fun-<font color="Red ">Segalia Riverstorm, Archer Ottermaid Warrioress <font color="crimson" size="3">Eph. 6:10 19:51, October 14, 2010 (UTC)

I guess this is yore friends section so I'll sign! <font color="Green">Lathagarr <font color="Teal" size="2">Haharr me cullies! 16:51, November 20, 2010 (UTC)I would like to say thank you for not trying to convert me to your beliefs, like Dewface once attempted. Keep up the Warrior's Challenge, matey!

Thornclaw Simply put---THE SAGA! 18:03, October 17, 2010 (UTC)


 * whoops* You're a wonderful artist, plus a great person to talk with on the Shoutbox; not to mention the creator of our new replacing page ConvoBox! <font color="green" style="background:none">Jadefang [[Image:Scanned at 10-10-2010 21-13 PM.jpg|50px]]<font color="green" size="2" style="background:none">Something's sketchy... 04:57, October 19, 2010 (UTC)

Ahh, Neil. Ur awesome, dude. :) I still claim i was the first to say hi. And i also remember you wouldn't stop bugging me with questions those first few days. But it payed off in the shoutbox with Richy. Ur a good bodyguard. BFIATR!!! (Best Friend In All Things Redwall) xD <font color="black" style="background:silver">Windy <font color="silver" style="background:black">Why is a raven like a writing desk? 19:16, October 22, 2010 (UTC)

I guess this is yore friends section so I'll sign! <font color="Green">Lathagarr <font color="Teal" size="2">Haharr me cullies! 16:51, November 20, 2010 (UTC)

You are very intelligent in your advice and beliefs, and I'm glad that us followers of Jesus have you on our side! (Even if we do have a few denominational differences.) You are a very good debater, and I enjoyed having discussions and debates with you on the Q&A blog. I think if there were three words to describe you they would be: Wise, friendly, and courteous. Thanks for the good times, and here's hopin' we'll have many more!

<font color="lime" style="background:black">Wild Doogy Plumm     <font color="yellow" style="background:black">Haway Braaaaaw!